Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-05
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In an editorial on the extensive indie
pendent voting in the recent elections In |
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Chi
cage and elsewhere, the New York Times |
says But by far the most important of |
the elections in it's bearing on the grow |
ing Independence of yvters Is that In |
Rhode Island, with the defeat of the Re
publicans. The number OF votes cost
was not much more than third of those
cast in Chicago, but they affected larger
stakes. A state organization In politics
works always with reference TO the repre-
sanitation in the House, the two senators,
the electoral vote, and the corresponding
importance of its influence in national
nominating conventions. In Rhode
Island these considerations were not lost
sight Of. Indeed they were worked for
All they were WORTH by the Republicans
of the ring. The independents did not
dodge them. They avowed that they we're
not voting on o national issue this year,
but that they would tnke the oonse-
quences of their action in that direction
in fnct that their main purpose was to
break down the present corrupt machine
with the especial intention of getting
decent and clean organization for next
| years contest. And they added that If
they failed it would be worse for their
| party than II they succeeded. The imme-
| date issue was whether party obligation
required the support of a bad and disre-
| putable party organization, and IL was
| decided in the negative. In o state where
| Republican victory has been literally pro-
| verbal, so that the climax of improb-
ability in politics has been illustrated by
/ q Republican defeat in Rhode Island, the
independent voter has upset everything.
He declared that be would not put him
self in bondage to the corrupt Brayton,
no matter what the result might be that
| the means could not be more important
than the end and that it was an absurdity
to ask him to seek good government by
perpetuating the power of bad man in
the party.
1t was in vain that he was reminded of
the glorious achievements of the grand
old party and tho incurable wickedness
of the Democrats. He replied that he
was not voting on the past but on the
present character of the party, and as to
Democratic wickedness he would take his
chances. File took them and elected a
Democratic governor by an absolute
majority. The result is bewildering to
the party politicians, and, taken with the
city elections to which we have referred,
the amazement and anxiety produced are
about as intense for the Democrats as for
the Republicans. The Sun, in the article
already alluded to, has an explanation to
offer. 1t says The Democratic party
has been wiped out in Chicago and
crushed in Cincinnati. la view of such
facts, the administration in Washington
cannot be held blameless II there had
been an earnest, incorporating Demo.
cratic spirit in the Presidency, an
earnest, Incorporating Democratic
spirit would have existed and grown
potent in every part Of the land" This
IL true. If Mr.. Cleveland had during
the past 20 months followed the marrow
! and blind partisan spirit the Sun woult
have him follow, the same spirit woult
have been shown in Chicago, and Garter
J Harrison might be its next mayor IL
Cincinnati, and that city would have hat
J Labor" mayor in Rhode Island, ant
, the Republican machine would hay,
ridden rough-shod over the Independent
vote. Mr.. Cleveland has declined {,
} pursue such a course. He has show
, that the old-time alarm as to Demo
7 cratic President was groundless and ha
} made Republican independence safe
: He has set the example of Justice AM
fidelity for his own party and made Dem
: ocratic independence far easier. Clearl
3 the administration is responsible 70
much that is taking place, and the coun
3 try will know how to appreciate the fact
: to-
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